27-letter words containing o, n, t, e, r, h
- sonnets from the portuguese — a sonnet sequence (1850) by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
- stand/turn sth on it's head — If you stand an idea or argument on its head or turn it on its head, you think about it or treat it in a completely new and different way.
- stanford research institute — Former name of SRI International.
- sudden adult death syndrome — the unexpected death of a young adult, usually due to undetected inherited heart disease
- synchronous optical network — (networking) (SONET) A broadband networking standard based on point-to-point optical fibre networks. SONET will provide a high-bandwidth "pipe" to support ATM-based services. The SONET standard will establish a digital hierarchical network with a consistent worldwide transport scheme. SONET has been designed to take advantage of fibre, in contrast to the plain old telephone system which was designed for copper wires. SONET carries circuit-switched data in frames at speeds in multiples of 51.84 megabits per second (Mbps) up to 48 * 51.84 Mbps = 2.488 gigabits per second. Since SONET uses multiple channels to transmit data, each SONET frame can be considered to be a two-dimensional table of bytes that is 9 rows high and 90 columns deep. For every OC-n level, SONET can transmit n number of frames at a given time. Groups of frames are called superframes. SONET is the American version of SDH.
- take sth into consideration — If you take something into consideration, you think about it because it is relevant to what you are doing.
- teach an old dog new tricks — to induce a person of settled habits to adopt new methods or ideas
- telephone answering machine — answering machine.
- the forest of fontainebleau — a forest in N France, where the town of Fontainebleau is located
- the hunchback of notre dame — French Notre Dame de Paris. a novel (1831) by Victor Hugo.
- the long and (the) short of — the whole story of in a few words; gist or point of
- the odds are in sb's favour — If you say that the odds are in someone's favour, you mean that they are likely to succeed in what they are doing.
- third law of thermodynamics — any of three principles variously stated in equivalent forms, being the principle that the change of energy of a thermodynamic system is equal to the heat transferred minus the work done (first law of thermodynamics) the principle that no cyclic process is possible in which heat is absorbed from a reservoir at a single temperature and converted completely into mechanical work (second law of thermodynamics) and the principle that it is impossible to reduce the temperature of a system to absolute zero in a finite number of operations (third law of thermodynamics)
- throw one's hat in the ring — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- throw someone under the bus — to expose someone to an unpleasant fate, esp in order to save oneself
- thyroid stimulating hormone — thyrotropin. Abbreviation: TSH.
- thyroid-stimulating hormone — thyrotropin. Abbreviation: TSH.
- to be bursting at the seams — to be very full
- to fight a rearguard action — if someone is fighting a rearguard action or mounting a rearguard action, they are trying very hard to prevent something from happening, even though it is probably too late for them to succeed
- to give someone a free hand — If someone gives you a free hand, they give you the freedom to use your own judgment and to do exactly as you wish.
- to give something houseroom — If you say that you wouldn't give something houseroom, you are emphasizing that you do not want it or do not like it at all.
- to give your word of honour — to solemnly promise
- to go into the record books — to achieve one of the best results that have ever been achieved in a particular sport or activity, for example the fastest time, the furthest distance, or the greatest number of victories
- to know something backwards — In British English, if you say that someone knows something backwards, you are emphasizing that they know it very well. In American English, you say that someone knows something backward and forward.
- to rule sb with a high hand — to behave imperiously towards someone
- to run counter to something — If one thing runs counter to another, or if one thing is counter to another, the first thing is the opposite of the second thing or conflicts with it.
- to steal a march on someone — If you steal a march on someone, you start doing something before they do it in order to gain an advantage over them.
- to throw money at something — If you say that someone is throwing money at a problem, you are critical of them for trying to improve it by spending money on it, instead of doing more thoughtful and practical things to improve it.
- trichlorophenoxyacetic acid — an insoluble crystalline solid; 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid. It is a plant hormone and is used as a weedkiller. Formula: C8H5Cl3O3
- virtual machine environment — (operating system) (VME) ICL's mainframe operating system.
- wipe the floor with someone — If you wipe the floor with someone, you defeat them completely in a competition or discussion.
- wirehaired pointing griffon — griffon2 (def 2).
- yeoman of the (royal) guard — a member of a ceremonial guard for the British royal family, made up traditionally of 100 men